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Selma Blair ‘did not intend to harm anyone’ during airplane incident, representatives say | Selma Blair

Selma Blair ‘did not intend to harm anyone’ during airplane incident, representatives say | Selma Blair

Published by Daniella Wilson

Actor Selma Blair did not mean to hurt anyone during the recent flight which led to her arrest on allegations that she assaulted a pair of cabin crew members, a police officer and a nurse, her representatives said on Friday in a statement that characterized the episode as a medical emergency. The lengthy statement also dismissed prior media coverage of Blair’s arrest after a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York as unsympathetic and inaccurate, singling out reporting from several outlets alleging that she tried to open the door of the airplane that she and her fellow passengers were on. “Selma Blair experienced a medical emergency on the flight,” her representatives’ statement contended. “There was no attempt to open the door of the aircraft. Selma did not intend to harm anyone.” Friday’s statement from Blair’s camp added some contours to brief remarks made in the days since her arrest by her publicist and lawyer which maintained that there had been a medical emergency but did not elaborate much. Without specifying who may …

Actress Selma Blair says she ‘did not intend to harm anyone’ in plane altercation

Actress Selma Blair says she ‘did not intend to harm anyone’ in plane altercation

Published by Daniella Wilson

US actress Selma Blair has spoken out after being accused of assaulting multiple people on a flight travelling to New York. A publicist for the Legally Blonde star said she “did not intend to harm anyone” and there was “much more to this story”. Blair “experienced a medical emergency on the flight” and is still fighting ​multiple sclerosis (MS), the statement read. The statement says that Blair, 54, has a neurological disorder that “bears directly on how a medical episode presents to people who do not know her”. The star pleaded not guilty to charges that she assaulted an officer and a nurse after being removed from the flight. She was also accused of assulting two flight attendants on board. In a statement to the BBC, Blair’s team said the public account of what happened to her aboard a Delta Airlines flight to New York “has been built almost entirely on a police statement and a decade-old headline”. They also denied media reports that she had attempted to open the door of the aircraft. The …

Selma Blair arrested and facing federal charges after allegedly biting a flight attendant

Selma Blair arrested and facing federal charges after allegedly biting a flight attendant

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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Selma Blair is facing federal charges after allegedly biting a flight attendant during a mid-air meltdown, marking the latest addition to her bizarre history of sinking her teeth into people. The Legally Blonde star, who shared earlier this year that she is “relapse free” from multiple sclerosis, was arrested Sunday after she was accused of hurting two flight attendants on a trip from Los Angeles to New York. After she was detained at the airport, she also allegedly kicked a police officer and a nurse. Blair, 54, pleaded not guilty Monday night to two counts of assault for the state charges involving the officer and nurse. She also faces separate federal charges of assaults within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S., according to the Associated Press. Her attorney Shawn Barnes told a New York judge that the incident on the plane, in which she allegedly tried to …

Selma Blair's Rep Speaks Out After Incident On Board Plane

Selma Blair's Rep Speaks Out After Incident On Board Plane

Published by Sam Flores

Selma Blair in April 2026 Selma Blair’s team has issued a statement following reports that she was arrested after a serious incident on board a flight. On Monday evening, it was reported that the Cruel Intentions and Legally Blonde actor had been taken into custody a day earlier, with TMZ and The Hollywood Reporter claiming that she had punched one flight attendant and bitten another while travelling from Los Angeles to New York. The outlets also alleged that Selma had attempted to open the plane’s emergency exit mid-flight. She was later taken into custody by the Port Authority Police Department and transported to a nearby hospital for evaluation. As is standard procedure for incidents involving assault aboard an aircraft, the matter has now been taken over by the FBI. Her team said in a statement: “Selma experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct. Upon landing, she received immediate medical attention and is currently in stable condition.” The airline Delta also told The Hollywood Reporter: “Delta has zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful …

Actor Selma Blair removed from plane by police after altercation : NPR

Actor Selma Blair removed from plane by police after altercation : NPR

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Selma Blair arrives at the Variety’s Power of Women on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Chris Pizzello/AP Photo hide caption toggle caption i Chris Pizzello/AP Photo Actor Selma Blair was taken into custody after a flight from Los Angeles to New York for being physically abusive and injuring two flight attendants, authorities said Monday. Police took Blair, 54, into custody late Sunday night when the Delta Air Lines plane was parked at the gate at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in a statement. There was no immediate response to a request for comment from the airline. Blair and one of the flight attendants were taken to a hospital for evaluation, the Port Authority said. The FBI, which is responsible for investigating all assaults aboard aircraft, declined to release details. “Yesterday, we were informed by our partners at Port Authority Police Department of a potential assault aboard a flight that arrived into JFK. As per long-standing DOJ …

Selma Blair arrested after she bit a flight attendant in alleged plane meltdown: report

Selma Blair arrested after she bit a flight attendant in alleged plane meltdown: report

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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Legally Blonde star Selma Blair has reportedly been arrested following an in-flight incident. Blair — who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018 — was traveling Sunday on a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York when she allegedly punched one flight attendant and bit another, TMZ reported. She also allegedly attempted to open the plane’s door mid-flight. Dispatch audio obtained by the outlet revealed that the injuries included a bloody nose and bite marks. One of the flight attendants was reportedly taken to the hospital. Other audio revealed Blair screaming “No!” repeatedly as alarms went off in the background. Sources told the New York Post that Blair was eventually subdued and taken in an ambulance to a nearby hospital once the plane landed safely. She allegedly kicked a cop and attacked a nurse, resulting in charges against her, the outlet reported. The Cruel Intentions star, 54, “experienced …

Actress Selma Blair accused of biting flight crew

Actress Selma Blair accused of biting flight crew

Published by Sam Flores

Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday night after allegedly attempting to open an airplane door midflight and assaulting two flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York, according to multiple reports. Blair, 54, allegedly punched one flight attendant and bit another during the confrontation, TMZ first reported Monday. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed that officers responded to Delta Flight 938 after it arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport around 11 p.m. Sunday. Two flight attendants reported injuries, and one was transported to a hospital for further evaluation. Blair was taken into custody and transported to a hospital for evaluation. The FBI is investigating the incident. A representative for the actress told TMZ that she had experienced a medical emergency. “Selma experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct,” the representative said. “Upon landing, she received immediate medical attention and is currently in stable condition.” The nature of the reported medical emergency has not been disclosed. Blair, known for her roles in “Cruel Intentions” …

Selma Blair Reveals Extent of Career Fallout After Instagram Comment

Selma Blair Reveals Extent of Career Fallout After Instagram Comment

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Selma Blair has revealed new details about the career fallout she faced following a controversial Instagram comment she made amid the Israel-Hamas war in February 2024. The veteran star said she lost her entire career and the team that supported it — talent agency CAA, a manager of 30 years, a lawyer and personal and book publicists — in the wake of leaving a comment widely criticized as anti-Islamic under a video posted by immigration reform advocate Abraham Hamra. Though she apologized, Blair noted it wasn’t enough and not only did she lose that team but also brand deals, payment for a supposed Super Bowl advertisement, her son’s godmother and more. So much that, she says, she came to learn “what erased feels like.” “The brands I worked with were gone within a day. A few partnerships I’d spent years building were shelved. My agency was gone. My lawyer was gone. My publicist was gone. My book agent was gone. My book publicist was gone. My social media manager was gone. My son’s godmother was …

“We won’t go back”: Still marching in Selma for voting rights in 2026

“We won’t go back”: Still marching in Selma for voting rights in 2026

Published by Sam Flores

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday in one of the largest voting rights mobilizations in the South in recent years, responding to a Supreme Court decision that civil rights advocates say significantly weakens key protections of the Voting Rights Act. The demonstrations, organized under the banner “All Roads Lead to the South,” brought activists, clergy members, students, union organizers, and elected officials to the historic sites associated with the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. Protesters crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma before continuing events in Montgomery, where speakers framed the current political moment as a continuation, not a conclusion of the civil rights movement. The protests followed the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, a decision critics argue further weakens Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by limiting the role race can play in redistricting challenges. Civil rights organizations warn the ruling could make it substantially harder to challenge congressional maps that dilute Black voting power across Southern states. Several high-profile political figures joined the demonstrations, including Representative …

Black church leaders to march in Selma this weekend over Voting Rights Act ruling

Black church leaders to march in Selma this weekend over Voting Rights Act ruling

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(RNS) — Nearly 100 faith and voting rights leaders plan to gather in Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday (May 16) as part of a rally in protest of the recent Supreme Court decision that hollowed out a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The “All Roads Lead to the South” rally intends to launch a national movement to counter the ruling’s trickle-down effects on Black Americans’ political power, particularly in Southern states. Organizers expect nearly 5,000 people to attend.  The rally is in response to the April 29 court ruling, which declared Louisiana’s attempt to add a second Black-majority district on its congressional map unconstitutional — effectively gutting the landmark civil-rights era law that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. State legislatures in Tennessee and Alabama have expeditiously redrawn congressional maps in the wake of the decision. The mobilization event, organized by Black Voters Matter, the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund, expects 75 buses of activists from Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi and other Southern states, with the …